The leaves are almost fully out in southern Maine, and that means the summer season is upon us – even though more than three weeks of spring remain on the astronomical calendar. Ogunquit Playhouse greets the summer season with its first production of 2016. “Let It Be” is a tribute to the music of the […]
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New Portland school chief named
PORTLAND — The School Board will vote Tuesday to hire Xavier Botana as the next superintendent of schools. Botana comes to the district from Michigan City Area Schools in Indiana, where he has been an associate superintendent since 2010. Botana, 53, will take over the post July 1, replacing interim superintendent Jeanne Crocker. The position […]
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The Universal Notebook: Where to draw the line on abortion
When it comes to abortion, people draw the line in different places – conception, viability, birth. The most conservative among us not only oppose terminating a pregnancy, they also oppose preventing it in the first place. That’s an unrealistic and untenable position. The expectation that a woman will only conceive when she intends to is […]
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Maine’s unemployment rate is down, but so is total employment
The LePage administration loves the fact that Maine’s unemployment rate is below 4 percent – it’s proof, they argue, that the Governor’s tax, spending, economic development strategies are working. Not true. The rosy unemployment figure masks the fact that Maine’s total employment has actually declined over the last several years – we’re approaching recession lows. […]
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Stabbing victim succumbs to injuries
PORTLAND — A man who was stabbed in the parking lot of Denny’s at 1220 Brighton Ave. in April died May 20. Anthony Best, 31, of Veazie, was stabbed in the restaurant’s parking lot April 28 and had remained hospitalized since. According to police, the incident began as an altercation at PT’s Showclub at 200 […]
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Waterfront paving to impact access
PORTLAND — Continued road construction will impact access to traffic and downtown wharves and parking areas early next week. The Maine Department of Transportation will be removing paved surface area on Commercial Street from Dana Street to Franklin Arterial on the ocean side May 23. On May 24, crews will be paving, which will periodically impact […]
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Drug charges brought against parking lot owner
PORTLAND — The owner of a major private pay-and-display parking company was arrested Saturday night for possession of scheduled drugs – most likely cocaine, according to police. Daniel McNutt, 38, a Falmouth resident and owner of Unified Parking Partners, was arrested May 15 around 11:30 p.m. at 385 Congress St., the location of a Unified […]
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Updated: Portland pedestrian dies after being hit by moped
PORTLAND — Police said the city resident struck by a moped May 17 died from his injuries May 21. Lt. Clifford Strout announced the death of David Burnham, 52, in a press release Monday. Burnham, whose address was not released, died at Maine Medical Center, where he had been hospitalized since the accident on Brighton Avenue. Police […]
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Portland Police Beat: May 18
Arrests 5/8 at 12:30 a.m. Suzannah Raber, 35, of Portland, was arrested on Commercial Street by Officer Graham Hults on charges of operating under the influence and operating without a license. 5/8 at 1:51 a.m. Timothy Earley, 44, of Portland, was arrested on State Street by Officer Erik Richard on charges of assault and criminal […]
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Student film festival returns to Falmouth High School
FALMOUTH — Lights, camera, anchors away. That’s been the message for a group of students at Falmouth High School, who hope on May 27 to put on the most successful film festival the school has ever seen. Maxwell Abramson, a senior who is also the executive producer and director of the Casco Bay Anchors Film […]